A visit to the Saint Benedicts Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. Benedicts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Benedicts Cemetery:
40.0946, -75.3010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Benedicts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies just to the northwest of the St. Benedicts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Benedicts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Benedicts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Treemont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Treemont Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treemont Cemetery
- St. Patricks RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks RC Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks RC Cemetery
- The St. Patricks RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46219 <5>
- Gulph UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gulph UCC Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gulph UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- The Gulph UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gulf Christian Cemetery
- Gulf Mills Cemetery
- Gulf United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Gulph Christian Cemetery
- Gulph Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #551699 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Conshohocken.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44499 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Norris City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris City Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Augustine RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Augustine RC Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Augustine RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in King - of - Prussia.
- The St. Augustine RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167132 <5>
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- George Washington Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitemarsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitemarsh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Cemetery
- Boehms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boehms Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boehms Cemetery
- Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norriton Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
- The St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154153 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Yeakel Schwenkfelder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 40 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Benedicts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Ernest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Conshohocken
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Conshohocken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gulph Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- Rampart Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Forge Spring Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village
- Brandywine Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Radnor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryn Mawr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roxborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- East Norriton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Axe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- West Norriton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Norriton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norriton
- King - of - Prussia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Saint Davids
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Ithan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Montrose Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Haverford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belfry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
- West Manayunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Wyndmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flourtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercer Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer Hill Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Hill Village
- Penllyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Village
- Harley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Benedicts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Benedicts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryn Mawr
- Conshohocken
- King - of - Prussia
- Norristown
- Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Benedicts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185824 (Saint Benedicts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185824 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norristown
- Location given for Saint Benedicts Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0945539 Lon: -75.3010152
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Benedicts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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